top 100 songs about being underwater

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100. underwater rhymes - digital underground

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:09 (eighteen years ago) link

99. when nemo sank the nautilus - the telescopes

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:09 (eighteen years ago) link

98. octopus's garden - the beatles

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:10 (eighteen years ago) link

97. yellow submarine - the beatles

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:10 (eighteen years ago) link

96. atlantis - donovan

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:10 (eighteen years ago) link

95. when the levee breaks - memphis minnie
94. when the levee breaks - led zeppelin

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:13 (eighteen years ago) link

93. five feet high and rising - johnny cash

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:14 (eighteen years ago) link

92. Kid 606's baadass underwater dub track - Kid 606

jimnaseum, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:15 (eighteen years ago) link

91. Our Happiness Is Guaranteed - Quasi

kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:15 (eighteen years ago) link

90. underwater dance club - quintron & miss pussycat
(eerily this was recorded before his dance club the spellcaster lounge was flooded in nola. it's being rebuilt!)

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:17 (eighteen years ago) link

89. phil collins - in the air tonight!

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:19 (eighteen years ago) link

Brother Brown - Under The Water

Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:20 (eighteen years ago) link

87. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music ("throw me a line, I'm sinking fast")

John Fredland (jfredland), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:21 (eighteen years ago) link

86. syd barrett - opel ("i'm drooooooowwwwwwwning")

Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:23 (eighteen years ago) link

85. handsome family - 'lie down'

gear (gear), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:23 (eighteen years ago) link

84. let the mermaids flirt with me - mississippi john hurt

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link

A duo of songs about drowning your significant other:

83. Sugar - "A Good Idea"
82. Faith No More - "Underwater Love"

Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:26 (eighteen years ago) link

81. leadbelly - good night, irene
(sometimes i take a great notion to jump in the river & drown)

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:27 (eighteen years ago) link

80. down in the flood - dylan

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:34 (eighteen years ago) link

79. Pixies - Where is My Mind?

latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:34 (eighteen years ago) link

78. splish splash - bobby darin

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:35 (eighteen years ago) link

77. manta ray - the pixies

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:36 (eighteen years ago) link

76. dancing the manta ray - the pixies

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:37 (eighteen years ago) link

75. Underwater Experiences - Wire

Dave will do (dave225.3), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:39 (eighteen years ago) link

74. rubber duckie - ernie

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:39 (eighteen years ago) link

73. palace of brine - the pixies

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link

72. "1983... A Merman I Should Turn to Be" - Jimi Hendrix

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:43 (eighteen years ago) link

71. wave of mutilation - the pixies
(i think that's it)

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:45 (eighteen years ago) link

70. Dive for Your Memory - Go-Betweens

Dave will do (dave225.3), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link

71. "Moonlight Drive" - The Doors

Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link

xp

Stormy Davis (diamond), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:47 (eighteen years ago) link

68. dolphins - fred neil

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:53 (eighteen years ago) link

"Underwater Love" - Smoke City

Cliftonb, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:53 (eighteen years ago) link

67. sea of love - phil philips

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:57 (eighteen years ago) link

66. Jivin' Gene-"Going Out With The Tide"

Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 00:58 (eighteen years ago) link

65. Totally underwater - Shelly Poole, because, c'mon, that's two reasons in one

brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:06 (eighteen years ago) link

64. Cat Power - "Water And Air"

sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:19 (eighteen years ago) link

63. Cat Power - "Bathysphere"

sleeve (sleeve), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:19 (eighteen years ago) link

PJ Harvey - down by the water

Brian Jones (Brian Jones), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:24 (eighteen years ago) link

61. Sonic Youth - "Swimsuit Issue" (last line: I'm swimmin')

douglas eklund (skolle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:25 (eighteen years ago) link

60. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
59. Barbara Manning - Trapped and Drowning

clotpoll, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:27 (eighteen years ago) link

58. Modest Mouse - dog paddle

Brian Jones (Brian Jones), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:28 (eighteen years ago) link

57 - this heat - not waving, drowning

phil turnbull (philT), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:48 (eighteen years ago) link

56. The Futureheads - "Danger of the Water"

sovietpanda (sovietpanda), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:51 (eighteen years ago) link

55. Metallica "trapped under ice"

Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:53 (eighteen years ago) link

54. Blind Boys Of Alabama - Didn't It Rain

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 01:54 (eighteen years ago) link

53. Kate Bush - "Under Ice" (thks for the reminder Drew!)

douglas eklund (skolle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 02:04 (eighteen years ago) link

52. Sinead O'Connor - Jump In The River

Kent Burt (lingereffect), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 02:31 (eighteen years ago) link

51. "Goin to the River" - Gories

well i'm going to the river
gonna jump right in
gonna sink to the bottom
and that'll be the end

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 02:37 (eighteen years ago) link

50. A-Frames - "U-Boat"

mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 02:40 (eighteen years ago) link

31. iggy pop, "the endless sea"

rez one-bagger (haitch), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link

30. Al Green - Take Me To The River

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 03:45 (eighteen years ago) link

29. Tom Waits - Fish and Bird

erklie (erklie), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 04:21 (eighteen years ago) link

28. The entirety of "Motor Booty Affair" -Parliament

b'angelo, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 04:30 (eighteen years ago) link

27. Aurthur Russell - 'Let's Go Swimming'

Robin Goad (rgoad), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 08:31 (eighteen years ago) link

26 Chills - Submarine Bells

splates (splates), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:08 (eighteen years ago) link

25 Interpol - Stella was a Diver and She Was Always Down

splates (splates), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:10 (eighteen years ago) link

24. Monkees - The Porpoise Song

Jez (Jez), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:31 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't beleive this hasn't...er...come up...

23, DAF - Sex Unter Wasser

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:38 (eighteen years ago) link

22. REM - Nightswimming

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:41 (eighteen years ago) link

21. Jahcoozi - Fish
(although to be honest I don't know what it's about - but fish are underwater, right?)

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:43 (eighteen years ago) link

20. Sex Pistols - "Submission"

xero (xero), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:45 (eighteen years ago) link

19. Thomas Fehlmann - I Wanna Be A Little Fishy

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:46 (eighteen years ago) link

18. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
(Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down)

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 09:49 (eighteen years ago) link

17. Ween - Polka Dot Tail

LoneNut, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 10:44 (eighteen years ago) link

16. Suede - The Drowners

dr x o'skeleton, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 11:06 (eighteen years ago) link

15. Velvet Underground - The Ocean

dr xo' skeleton, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:18 (eighteen years ago) link

14. Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 13:58 (eighteen years ago) link

... spooky, I was just thinking of that very track!

13. Swell Maps - Midget Submarines

Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:03 (eighteen years ago) link

12. Ode to Billy Joe (from the baby's P.O.V.)

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:05 (eighteen years ago) link

11. "Sir Patrick Spens" (by whatever version you prefer)

... or about 10,000 other folk songs about shipwrecks

Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:09 (eighteen years ago) link

10."Tidal Wave", MX-80 Sound

Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:15 (eighteen years ago) link

9. Kevin Ayers - The Oyster and the Flying Fish/ Underwater
8. Kevin Ayers - Song from the Bottom of a Well

Dadaismus (Dada), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:36 (eighteen years ago) link

7. theme from Jaws.

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:07 (eighteen years ago) link

6. raffi -- baby beluga

gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:43 (eighteen years ago) link

"Undertow" - R.E.M.

Justin Shumaker (shueytexas), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link

Oops!

5. "Undertow" - R.E.M.

Justin Shumaker (shueytexas), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link

wtf, no one's mentioned "Wade in the Water" yet?! Performed by countless people - Ramsey Lewis, Make Up, etc.

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 18:43 (eighteen years ago) link

4. Faith No More - Underwater Love

Sydney124, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 18:55 (eighteen years ago) link

3. "Will To Love", Neil Young

Deluxe (Damian), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 18:58 (eighteen years ago) link

2. "Wet Dreams" - Kip Addotta

erklie (erklie), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 19:21 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh I get #1! Sebastian the crab & Friends "Under the Sea"!

a Side-walkin' Street Wheeler (aaron ef.), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 20:34 (eighteen years ago) link

oops, sorry i didn't search first.

a Side-walkin' Street Wheeler (aaron ef.), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 20:35 (eighteen years ago) link

1. Spongebob Theme!

a Side-walkin' Street Wheeler (aaron ef.), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 20:36 (eighteen years ago) link

0. Harry Thumann - "Underwater"

Tony Bleach (blackshoeswhitesocks), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 21:38 (eighteen years ago) link

"Underwater love" by Faith no more has been repeated. Naughty.

jimnaseum, Wednesday, 1 February 2006 21:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Both of my choices were subsequently repeated. Do I get to move them up the list or something? ;)

Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 22:13 (eighteen years ago) link

http://slam.kiev.ua/new/images/articles/1/nirvana_slam.jpg

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 22:21 (eighteen years ago) link

http://eil.com/newgallery/Bananarama-Deep-Sea-Skiving-262314.jpg

Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 22:24 (eighteen years ago) link

"I'm Mandy Fly Me" by 10cc must be mentioned here!

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 22:54 (eighteen years ago) link

radiohead "pyramid song"

Peter Densmore (pbnmyj), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 23:40 (eighteen years ago) link

101. "Sink To The Bottom," Fountains of Wayne

phil d. (Phil D.), Thursday, 2 February 2006 00:17 (eighteen years ago) link

Does anything by Loscil count? I mean all of the songs on submers are named after Submarines, and it sounds very underwater.

Tokyo Ghost Stories (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Friday, 3 February 2006 05:09 (eighteen years ago) link

three years pass...

ghostface duh

deej, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 06:54 (fourteen years ago) link

zooey deschanel, what's on your ipod?

Emmet Otter's Sug Ban Christmas (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 23 September 2009 07:33 (fourteen years ago) link

ha!!

deej, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 09:14 (fourteen years ago) link

Um,

192. "Blue Water" Public Image Limited

Mark G, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 09:16 (fourteen years ago) link

The Halibuts - life on the bottom

meisenfek, Wednesday, 23 September 2009 10:01 (fourteen years ago) link


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